« Ici, on demande la permission avant de quitter » : Quand Ousmane Sonko dicte les règles au ministre Moussa Sarr
The plenary session of the National Assembly, already marked by heightened tension surrounding the forced removal of MP Abdou Mbow by the gendarmerie, gave rise to another remarkable scene within the chamber. While discussions on the proposed constitutional revision continued, the Minister of Justice, Moussa Sarr, discreetly slipped out of the chamber. This impromptu departure was immediately intercepted by Ousmane Sonko.
Without letting the government official's gesture go unchallenged, the reaction from the Speaker's chair was swift. Firmly reminding everyone of the protocol and institutional rules governing the functioning of the national assembly, the presiding officer addressed the Minister of Justice: "We are here in the National Assembly. Here, we ask permission before leaving."
This particularly sharp rebuke, delivered live in front of the audience, adds another layer to a decidedly historic and tumultuous parliamentary day. Between the physical altercations that led to the expulsion of an opposition parliamentary group leader and this direct reprimand addressed to a government minister, the constitutional debates are unfolding in a highly charged atmosphere.
This episode constitutes the umpteenth arbitration of the day by which Ousmane Sonko intends to reaffirm in an absolute manner that he remains the sole authority of the session, demanding the same discipline from the deputies of the majority, the opposition, as well as from the representatives of the executive power.
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